Background

We are GEAPP – the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet. We serve communities around the world by igniting a green energy revolution that powers progress for people and the planet. We are an alliance of philanthropy, entrepreneurs, governments, technology innovators, policymakers and financing partners working to provide access to reliable clean p...

Responsibilities

Research & Program Development

• Lead the development of large-scale initiatives to deliver on Global Energy Alliance’s Africa’s strategic goals
• Oversee the design, execution, and scaling of emerging initiatives such as green industrialisation, ensuring insights inform Global Energy Alliance’s Africa’s evolving strategy.
• Identify new strategic areas of work by analyzing constraints to energy access and economic opportunity across the continent.
• Coordinate with thematic leads and regional team members to launch and disseminate strategic research and knowledge products that build Global Energy Alliance’s Africa’s thought leadership.

Resource Mobilization & Strategic Partnerships

• Lead fundraising and business development efforts to sustain and scale Global Energy Alliance’s’s Africa portfolio, including donor engagement and proposal development.
• Forge and maintain strategic partnerships with governments, regional entities, DFIs, philanthropies, technical partners, and private sector actors.
• Engage senior government officials and development partners to secure strategic alignment and co-financing opportunities.

Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing regional team of program leads and technical experts.
• Foster a collaborative, learning-oriented culture focused on innovation, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
• Promote effective collaboration between country teams, regional teams, and global teams.

External Relations

• Represent Global Energy Alliance’s in regional energy forums and global events, engaging key stakeholders across sectors.
• Serve as a co-spokesperson for Global Energy Alliance’s Africa’s agenda alongside the Vice President, amplifying visibility and influence.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a relevant field such as global development, public policy, agriculture, energy and environment, economics, or business management; or equivalent
• 15+ years demonstrated experience in Business development, partnership management and fundraising.
• Proven track record of developing business/programs in multi-country program delivery in complex environments.
• Strong experience managing partnerships.
• Demonstrated ability in strategy execution, delivery systems, financing models, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Experience managing and developing high-performing teams.
• Familiarity with Africa’s energy, agricultural, digital, and enterprise ecosystems.

• Lead the development of large-scale initiatives to deliver on Global Energy Alliance’s Africa’s strategic goals
• Oversee the design, execution, and scaling of emerging initiatives such as green industrialisation, ensuring insights inform Global Energy Alliance’s Africa’s evolving strategy.
• Identify new strategic areas of work by analyzing constraints to energy access and economic opportunity across the continent.
• Coordinate with thematic leads and regional team members to launch and disseminate strategic research and knowledge products that build Global Energy Alliance’s Africa’s thought leadership.
• Lead fundraising and business development efforts to sustain and scale Global Energy Alliance’s’s Africa portfolio, including donor engagement and proposal development.
• Forge and maintain strategic partnerships with governments, regional entities, DFIs, philanthropies, technical partners, and private sector actors.
• Engage senior government officials and development partners to secure strategic alignment and co-financing opportunities.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing regional team of program leads and technical experts.
• Foster a collaborative, learning-oriented culture focused on innovation, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
• Promote effective collaboration between country teams, regional teams, and global teams.
• Represent Global Energy Alliance’s in regional energy forums and global events, engaging key stakeholders across sectors.
• Serve as a co-spokesperson for Global Energy Alliance’s Africa’s agenda alongside the Vice President, amplifying visibility and influence.

• Business development
• Partnership management
• Fundraising
• Strategy execution
• Delivery systems
• Financing models
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Team management and development
• Familiarity with Africa’s energy, agricultural, digital, and enterprise ecosystems

• Master’s degree in a relevant field such as global development, public policy, agriculture, energy and environment, economics, or business management; or equivalent
• 15+ years demonstrated experience in Business development, partnership management and fundraising.
• Proven track record of developing business/programs in multi-country program delivery in complex environments.
• Strong experience managing partnerships.
• Demonstrated ability in strategy execution, delivery systems, financing models, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Experience managing and developing high-performing teams.
• Familiarity with Africa’s energy, agricultural, digital, and enterprise ecosystems.